Theme
The aim of the project is to promote well
being and students will be guided to reflect on their attitudes. That will help
them dealing with certain issues of their life. This will be done through
various activities, but the key tool will be the Friendship Cards, which will
help them reflect on their actions and what comes afterwards.
Participating countries Greece(2),
Malta(2), Italy, Portugal(2), Slovenia, Poland, Turkey,
Bulgaria, France.
Age range 12-16
Subjects of teaching:
Key competences:
Personal, social and
learning to learn
Aims
The
focus of this project is about students' well-being and we aim to provide a safe space in which students can
think, reflect and discuss emotions. It helps students understand why one
should be aware of their feelings, actions and the consequences. The project
will equip students with tools to empower them when facing conflict management,
anger and stress. This also encourage students adopt positive behaviors to
improve their wellbeing.
Expected Results
Students
will: Be more mindful about their behaviours Equipped with tools to help them
stop, think and reflect about their actions in various situations Learn how to
use new digital tools Learn to work with students from various nationalities
and cultures
Project
overview
Welcoming
board
1.
Let's collaborate together,
let's make this project a real collaborative effort and enjoy it. We are going
to work in mixed nationality groups and do beautiful things together.
2. Respect the time-frames. On
certain tasks we'd need to follow up and merge all the work together, it's best
to work hand in hand. It's very important that if you have any difficulty
contact your teachers.
3. When
uploading pictures we need to have a sub-folder with your country &
school names for easier access, unless we all need to collaborate on the same
page.
4.
If you cannot continue the project or an activity, kindly let us know as soon
as you can, so that we can assist you.
5.
I have created a group on Facebook for Teachers to join and talk more easily
there. For you students, we shall be in touch through the official school
channels.
6. Visit
Twinspace to see what's happening from time to time.
7. Be respectful and
considerate towards each other.
8. We
have to apply for Quality Labels starting at end of-April. Please finish as
much as you can before :)
code of contuct
By participating in this project, you are agreeing to
abide by the following rules:
In this project we want everyone to feel safe, included
and valued so for this project to work smoothly we need to follow some
guidelines:
GDPR
Students participating in this project need to have a
consent form signed by their parents/guardians.
As much as possible, students' faces shouldn't be showing
in photos. One might cover up one's face during an activity or have it
blurred before being posted online.
Photos that include other people not involved in the
project are not allowed. (Do not upload photos with your family
members/friends or people in the street)
Personal Safety
1. Keep your passwords safe, do not share with others.
If you lost your password, ask your teacher.
2. Keep passwords safely stored, not where they can be
accessed.
3. Log off the Twinspace when you aren't using it, from
your device.
4. Do not disclose personal information: no private
contact details, no sharing of personal problems or photos, not even through
Twinmail.
5. What you write through your account appears on
yourself. Never let others use your account, never use the account of
others.
Netiquette
1. Be respectful. No offensive or hurtful language
is allowed.
2. Be open to other people's opinions. Just
because you don't agree with something, doesn't mean you have to judge it or
the person saying it. Agree to disagree and drop it.
3. Never be offensive, not even through
"jokes" especially regarding references to gender, sexual
orientation, ethnicity, race, nationality, religion.
4. What is a joke for you might not be a joke for someone
else, it might cause offense and hurt. Avoid jokes. Sarcasm is not allowed.
5. Be polite and respectful. Think before you post,
choose your wording. The way your message is understood is your
responsibility too.
6. Respect deadlines. If you are late, it
will effect everyone, as the work would be left incomplete and that the other
partners cannot move on. If you have a difficulty regarding completing a
task, inform your teachers.
Copyright
1. Make sure that the work you upload is purely
yours, not copied from the internet or your classmate's. Plagiarism is a crime.
2. Do not just google and download photos. Make sure that
the photos/videos/other materials that you use have a CC (creative commons)
license. If you purchased a resource and you may not share it, do not.
3. Materials from pirating websites are not
allowed.
4. When using Web 2.0 tools respect company's
agreements. If the free version means that your work has to be
watermarked by the mentioned company, you may not remove that watermark.
5. Some Web.2 tools/websites/apps have their own
inbuilt CC licensed materials (music, photos etc) for you to help you out.
Stick to these.
6. Credit the authors of the materials and add
references when you use websites/materials.
7. If using an AI generated text or image or any other
product, you should say that you did so and quote the app that you'd have used.
Using generative AI tools
1. Use AI to facilitate you, not to create work
from scratch, such as summarising, correcting adapting your work.
2. If you get information from generative AI tools, make sure
you quote the tools that you have used.
3. Learn how to use good prompting to get the desired
results.
4.If you create an image using AI, quote the tool that
you used.
5. AI tools are not always 100% correct. Make sure you
check if they are correct and think also of possible biases.
Links to resources respecting CC license copyright
Safe Browser:
Swiggle.org.uk - Child Friendly Search Engine
for Kids
Images:
https://www.photosforclass.com/
Music:
https://soundcloud.com/ikson/ikson-last-summer-free-download
Royalty Free Music by Bensound | Stock Music
About the project
We are a nice group of international partners from:
Bulgaria, France, Italy, Greece, Malta, Slovenia, Portugal
and Turkey.
Brief Description:
We shall be working on our emotional literacy skills
mostly stress, anger management, and conflict managment.
Through this project, we will learn how to deal with our
emotions using tools such as mediation.
We will be using the Friendship Cards, for which Ms
Melanie Cini will provide training and Relationships are Forever Foundation
will provide a set of cards for each school.
We will do this through:
- various collaborative activities in class and across
nationalities, on Twinspace and using a variety of Web 2.0 Tools
- key competencies that
include: lifeskills, citizenship, cultural awareness and expression, digital
competencies, entrepreneurship, literacy, personal social and emotional
learning.
Our personal details: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1B5i8EnyajpU3MCS66oF0Yp7_kZnrB26k23HHLADzjv8/edit?usp=sharing
Our private Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1323480878293980
Getting to know each other and friendship cards
https://www.facebook.com/groups/920261698137520
meetings partners
Project plan
October
Training
for teachers about Friendship Cards
Introduction
by Students on Padlet. Students post an image of something that makes them
feel at peace: eg. Raindrops or a forest or a nice dish, or sport
Intro
to Friendship cards
Mindful
communication: clip issues: from Big
Bang Theory communication
problems.
All
partners
Teachers
and students
Teachers process this using friendship cards
and upload photos of activity on twinspace
November
Dealing
with Anger
Answergarden
about what makes students angry
Ross’s
Sandwich Video clip
Students have to discuss what they learnt on forum and create a collaborative
poster on canva.
Teachers
process this using friendship cards and upload photos of activity on twinspace
December
Conflict
Management – Young Sheldon Video Clip
Students have to discuss what they learnt on forum and create a collaborative
poster on canva
Teachers
process this using friendship cards and upload photos of activity on twinspace
January
Meditation
in class/school grounds on calm.com, to be more positive
Students
make origami birds and write a short peaceful message on it, as part of a
relaxation exercise and send one to each school via airmail.
Schools
will print a tree and have them attached to it.
They
might make more and give them to teachers etc
Teachers
take a photo of the activity.
February
Students
learn about the importance of logging off their devices and using the internet
mindfully for mental health.
Each
school creates a slogan that is posted in a prominent space in the classroom.
March
Situation
cards: students discuss these cards about topics they have learnt in
class.
Partner
teachers create the card game together online. These cards will be given to the
NGO supporting us.
April
Melanie
to create an escape room related to the project and all students try it in
class.
Escape
room to be shared later for eTwinning Day in May within our schools
Evaluation
forms
Saying
goodbye
Melanie
& teachers
Curiculum integretion
consent
forms
microsoft tools
friendship cards meeting
The
Friendship Cards meeting took place on Monday, October 23rd. During the
meeting, partner teachers had the opportunity to briefly introduce themselves
and talk about their aspirations as well as concerns about the use of the
cards. Ms Melanie Cini presented the Cards and thoroughly explained how they
can be used both in the classroom and school life in general.
Partner
schools
let’s get to know each other
https://padlet.com/melaniecini/stop-think-plan-act-students-intros-sgo19m0m7sxsqctt
Team building actvities
In this set of pages, we will be setting the pace for our
project.
We will create a collaborative poster and choose our
logo.
Poster activities
Dear Partners,
Our first exciting collaborative activity, is two-fold.
1. Collaborative photo in class. You have to take a
photograph together, that portrays the goals of our project, using your hands!
Feel free to be as creative as you like!
2. We shall create a collaborative poster with all of
your photos, that way, we are all represented on this big poster, together.
Link is here: https://tinyurl.com/yc7wrkhv
logo
Dear Partners,
For our project logo,
we'd like to ask you: Which animal do you think would represent our project
best? Submit your answer here:https://answergarden.ch/3867379
Once we get to know
which is your favourite animal, we'll generate an image of your favourite
animal using one of these apps:
·
https://openai.com/dall-e-2/
·
https://creator.nightcafe.studio/
Remember
that to make the right decisions and take the best actions for yourself and
others, we need to stop and think first. We need to be mindful.
mindful
on the school grounds
Find a spot in the school grounds that you find relaxing. Spend some time there with your teachers. Take a photo of it, and tell us why you like it so much posting hit here
may peace be with you
friendship cards tool
working together mixting nationality groups
friendship cards at school
1. Find Your Quiet Space: Begin
by finding a comfortable and quiet space to sit. Close your eyes and take a few
deep breaths, allowing yourself to relax.
2. Imagine the Forest: Picture
yourself standing at the edge of a peaceful forest. Visualize the tall trees,
their leaves gently rustling in the breeze. Feel the cool, fresh air on your
face as you step into the inviting forest.
3. Follow the Path: As
you venture deeper into the forest, notice the soft ground beneath your feet.
There's a clear path ahead, winding through the trees. Follow this path,
knowing that it represents your journey into the new year.
4. Open Your Eyes, Feeling Cards: Look
at the cards in front of you: How do you feel? Which feeling cards do you
identify with right now? (take a photo of the cards that
students choose, removing all the other cards)
Phase 2:
5. Discover a Clearing: As
you continue, you come across a peaceful clearing in the forest. This clearing
represents the present moment. Sit down in the clearing, and take a moment to
breathe deeply, feeling the serenity of the surroundings. How do
you feel?
6. Goals: Think of
a goal or two that you would like to achieve during 2024?
7. Open Your Eyes: write
your goals on a sticky note.
8. Good Move/Bad Move Cards: Look
at the cards in front of you now: Which cards will help you towards your
goal? (take a photo of the cards that students choose, removing all the
other cards)
9. Making Up & Setting up
Intentions: Look at the Making Up Cards...choose the cards that
you will meet at the end of the journey, as a result of your
decisions. take a photo of the cards that students
choose, removing all the other cards)
10. Close your eyes : In
the clearing, consider the positive qualities and goals you'd like to cultivate
in the coming year. Envision these intentions as vibrant flowers or plants
growing around you. See them flourishing and filling the clearing with positive
energy.
Phase 3:
11. Closure & Feelings Cards: Open
your eyes, and choose which feeling cards apply to you now that you are at the
end of the journey.
12. Stepping Out: Slowly stand up
in a circle. Express gratitude to the forest for providing a
space for reflection and renewal. As you step out of the forest, know that you
are ready to embrace the opportunities of the new year.
teachers evaluations form
student evaluation
friendship cards and conflict management
Now that you have met the Dancers, the footballers, the
forest friends and the rangers...and used the friendship cards...
According to the mixed nationality groups you have been
assigned by your teachers:
we'd like you to write the conflict management skills you
learnt about through the roles of the Dancers, Footballers, Rangers and Forest
animals here:
https://www.canva.com/design/DAF4v-aN08Q/U7Xxk0smi_5GJWzHu6wepQ/edit
Task
1
Following our role play activity now we need
to write what skills you have learnt about under each of the headings (as per
mixed nationality group) in this link here: canva
1.What
to share and not to share
2.How
to practice netiquette in relation to others
3.How
to protect your social media account
4.What
to do when feeling in difficulty online.
Task 2
Time to spread some positivity!
Use the Canva here to give one-two pieces of advice on how to behave online but make
sure you use positive language (eg do not use don't!)
https://www.canva.com/design/DAF7Q2tLgOU/N88zG4WBZua9Vic6v7vbDA/edit
Dear Partners,
Following our learning
journey using the Friendship Cards, we will now put into practice what we have
learnt and share it with others...So we shall create a board game that we can
play in class, with all of our friends and family outside school too.
We will create a
Snakes and Ladders Board Game with a difference. On the bottom of the
ladders we will write good tips, on the tail of the snakes we will write
pitfalls. Here is the Board Game on Canva that we will then print and
share once it's ready: https://www.canva.com/design/DAF_Sprvlqo/IGvXlITPWiRPlKwjHgsr2w/edit?utm_content=DAF_Sprvlqo&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=sharebutton
For this we require
everyone's collaboration and we need you to do this: Click the two links below
and follow the instructions:
(Snakes) https://www.tricider.com/admin/2rCFxgbHvIV/EI5xqIuxVpr
(Ladders) https://www.tricider.com/brainstorming/3Zoh5fX19EF
the collaborative game
We are going to write an article, each of us is going to
do a part of it, building up. At the end, we will have a great article to
be published on our school social networks....
etwinning day meeting celebrations
final
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScGRDeVrKLllC3ouIPID4rXycVsQCdaYBBKVsu6XTIRemNrog/viewform
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfqzuM1QpcKHPHEw-nB58XCrUFIM2apPjgijPY_WCSiqP55RQ/viewform
Participating in code week activities
https://blogs.sch.gr/gymmarko/2024/06/22/etwinning-quot-stop-think-reflect-then-act-quot/
dissemination in school blog
https://etwivikidg.blogspot.com/2024/03/stop-think-reflectthen-act.html
blog created
dissemination for internet safety day
technology integration
digipad
padlet
canvas
openai.com
google docs
blog
twinspace
you tube
photocolage